Which one of the expanded forms of the following acronyms is correct?
UNEP - United Nations Environmental Policy
EPA - Environmental Pollution Agency
IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
IPCC - International Panel for Climate Change
A
IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
B
EPA - Environmental Pollution Agency
C
IPCC - International Panel for Climate Change
D
UNEP - United Nations Environmental Policy
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IUCN is the 'International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources', which is now called 'World Conservation Union' or WCU. It has its headquarters at Morges, Switzerland.
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